Counties in Wisconsin by farms

Dane County had the highest farms of 72 counties in 2017, at 2,566. Menominee County had the lowest, at 3. The median was 917 and the figure for Wisconsin was 64,793. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,566Dane County
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Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 308 countAshland County: 263 countBarron County: 1,200 countBayfield County: 427 countBrown County: 975 countBuffalo County: 966 countBurnett County: 369 countCalumet County: 684 countChippewa County: 1,409 countClark County: 2,095 countColumbia County: 1,357 countCrawford County: 1,034 countDane County: 2,566 countDodge County: 1,749 countDoor County: 626 countDouglas County: 329 countDunn County: 1,288 countEau Claire County: 1,069 countFlorence County: 101 countFond du Lac County: 1,244 countForest County: 140 countGrant County: 2,482 countGreen County: 1,428 countGreen Lake County: 502 countIowa County: 1,576 countIron County: 49 countJackson County: 855 countJefferson County: 1,098 countJuneau County: 715 countKenosha County: 415 countKewaunee County: 655 countLa Crosse County: 667 countLafayette County: 1,327 countLanglade County: 432 countLincoln County: 426 countManitowoc County: 1,171 countMarathon County: 2,237 countMarinette County: 515 countMarquette County: 458 countMenominee County: 3 countMilwaukee County: 86 countMonroe County: 1,555 countOconto County: 834 countOneida County: 131 countOutagamie County: 1,130 countOzaukee County: 316 countPepin County: 448 countPierce County: 1,229 countPolk County: 1,234 countPortage County: 982 countPrice County: 410 countRacine County: 611 countRichland County: 1,103 countRock County: 1,587 countRusk County: 501 countSt. Croix County: 1,444 countSauk County: 1,412 countSawyer County: 175 countShawano County: 1,139 countSheboygan County: 958 countTaylor County: 893 countTrempealeau County: 1,229 countVernon County: 1,961 countVilas County: 67 countWalworth County: 941 countWashburn County: 372 countWashington County: 578 countWaukesha County: 574 countWaupaca County: 1,031 countWaushara County: 633 countWinnebago County: 957 countWood County: 1,062 count
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count, 2017. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Dane County: 2,566 countDane County2,566Grant County: 2,482 countGrant County2,482Marathon County: 2,237 countMarathon County2,237Clark County: 2,095 countClark County2,095Vernon County: 1,961 countVernon County1,961Dodge County: 1,749 countDodge County1,749Rock County: 1,587 countRock County1,587Iowa County: 1,576 countIowa County1,576Monroe County: 1,555 countMonroe County1,555St. Croix County: 1,444 countSt. Croix County1,444Green County: 1,428 countGreen County1,428Sauk County: 1,412 countSauk County1,412Chippewa County: 1,409 countChippewa County1,409Columbia County: 1,357 countColumbia County1,357Lafayette County: 1,327 countLafayette County1,327Dunn County: 1,288 countDunn County1,288Fond du Lac County: 1,244 countFond du Lac County1,244Polk County: 1,234 countPolk County1,234Pierce County: 1,229 countPierce County1,229Trempealeau County: 1,229 countTrempealeau County1,229Barron County: 1,200 countBarron County1,200Manitowoc County: 1,171 countManitowoc County1,171Shawano County: 1,139 countShawano County1,139Outagamie County: 1,130 countOutagamie County1,130Richland County: 1,103 countRichland County1,103Jefferson County: 1,098 countJefferson County1,098Eau Claire County: 1,069 countEau Claire County1,069Wood County: 1,062 countWood County1,062Crawford County: 1,034 countCrawford County1,034Waupaca County: 1,031 countWaupaca County1,031Portage County: 982 countPortage County982Brown County: 975 countBrown County975Buffalo County: 966 countBuffalo County966Sheboygan County: 958 countSheboygan County958Winnebago County: 957 countWinnebago County957Walworth County: 941 countWalworth County941Taylor County: 893 countTaylor County893Jackson County: 855 countJackson County855Oconto County: 834 countOconto County834Juneau County: 715 countJuneau County715Dane County: 2,566 countDane County2,566Grant County: 2,482 countGrant County2,482Marathon County: 2,237 countMarathon County2,237Clark County: 2,095 countClark County2,095Vernon County: 1,961 countVernon County1,961Dodge County: 1,749 countDodge County1,749Rock County: 1,587 countRock County1,587Iowa County: 1,576 countIowa County1,576Monroe County: 1,555 countMonroe County1,555St. Croix County: 1,444 countSt. Croix County1,444Green County: 1,428 countGreen County1,428Sauk County: 1,412 countSauk County1,412Chippewa County: 1,409 countChippewa County1,409Columbia County: 1,357 countColumbia County1,357Lafayette County: 1,327 countLafayette County1,327Dunn County: 1,288 countDunn County1,288Fond du Lac County: 1,244 countFond du Lac County1,244Polk County: 1,234 countPolk County1,234Pierce County: 1,229 countPierce County1,229Trempealeau County: 1,229 countTrempealeau County1,229Barron County: 1,200 countBarron County1,200Manitowoc County: 1,171 countManitowoc County1,171Shawano County: 1,139 countShawano County1,139Outagamie County: 1,130 countOutagamie County1,130Richland County: 1,103 countRichland County1,103Jefferson County: 1,098 countJefferson County1,098Eau Claire County: 1,069 countEau Claire County1,069Wood County: 1,062 countWood County1,062Crawford County: 1,034 countCrawford County1,034Waupaca County: 1,031 countWaupaca County1,031Portage County: 982 countPortage County982Brown County: 975 countBrown County975Buffalo County: 966 countBuffalo County966Sheboygan County: 958 countSheboygan County958Winnebago County: 957 countWinnebago County957Walworth County: 941 countWalworth County941Taylor County: 893 countTaylor County893Jackson County: 855 countJackson County855Oconto County: 834 countOconto County834Juneau County: 715 countJuneau County715
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Dane County, with 2,566 in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Menominee County, with 3 in 2017.

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